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This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
It only exists in an attempt to prevent linkrot. No new content will be added to this site, and links and images are liable to be broken. Check out begbie.com to find where I'm posting stuff these days.
Filed under 'secondlife'
➠ July 26, 2007
How Madison Avenue Is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life
Excellently skeptical article on companies’ presence in Second Life. “You might wonder what Coke is doing in such a place. “It had a lot to do with hype,” admits Michael Donnelly.”
➠ June 14, 2007
Second Life in Real Life
If the world was the same as Second Life. Also, people would be walking round with cups of coffee stuck to their stomachs.
➠ February 22, 2007
Toothpaste For Dinner blog: My adventures in Second Life
Heh. Glad to see I’m not the only one trying to understand the draw of Second Life.
➠ February 21, 2007
Second Life Barack Obama meetup
Now that I've got a suitably powerful computer, I've finally had a chance to poke at Second Life.
It's not living up to the hype by any stretch, though it is fascinating. While looking for something to do, I "transported" into this Barack Obama "meetup", which was guarded over by a stormtrooper. Obviously.
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.